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SECTION-A (Objective Type Question)
Question Nos. 1 to 100 have four options out of which only one is correct. You have to mark your selected option on the OMR Answer Sheet. You have to attempt only 50 questions.
Instruction : Question Nos. 1 to 60 are based on prescribed texts.
1. How does the koel feel?
(A) Satisfied
(B) Happy
(C) Restless
(D) Peaceful
2. Who tells her stories again and again?
(A) Martha
(B) Lizie
(C) Daisy
(D) Suzia
3. A person has to be exposed to the particular ……. for some time to become allergic to it.
(A) symptom
(B) antigen
(C) protein
(D) allergen
4. In ‘The Bet’, who argued that capital punishment was more humane than imprisonment?
(A) Journalists
(B) Scholars
(C) Lawyer
(D) Banker
5. The most fancy food item was the ice …….
(A) cake
(B) pudding
(C) pastry
(D) chocolate
6. What did the daughter learn from her mother?
(A) Her secret of laughter
(B) Her secret of sadness
(C) Her secret of pain
(D) Her secret of jealousy
7. Deep inside the …….. garbage bin, the germs of disease keep on growing.
(A) grief’s
(B) anger’s
(C) character’s
(D) municipality
8. When asked a question ……. gives the wrong answer.
(A) Krishna
(B) Rama
(C) Radha
(D) Vishnu
9. The rich man wanted to fill the eighth pot with ……..
(A) coins
(B) rupees
(C) gold
(D) silver
10. The Koel is concealed among the ……. leaves.
(A) banyan
(B) mango
(C) bamboo
(D) banana
11. Who is the writer of the poem “The Sleeping Porter”?
(A) Puran Singh
(B) Laxmi Prasad Devkota
(C) Alexander Pope
(D) Vidyapati
12. The stories of Martha seemed to be told by her ……..
(A) eyes
(B) hands
(C) knees
(D) legs
13. The ……. slid from both sides of the squirrel’s mouth.
(A) medicine
(B) water
(C) milk
(D) food
14. When the wise woman does not answer, the question is ……..
(A) ignored
(B) forgotten
(C) changed
(D) repeated
15. The poet says that …….. holds out bitter draught to all.
(A) trees
(B) groves
(C) fields
(D) life
16. The happy man gets ……… for fire from trees in the winter.
(A) leaves
(B) fruits
(C) wood
(D) clothes
17. The poet Walter de la Mare creates an atmosphere of ………. in his poems.
(A) mystery
(B) confusion
(C) sadness
(D) secrecy
18. The porter is in deep …….
(A) slumber
(B) coma
(C) thought
(D) meditation
19. Satyajit Ray composed …… for his own films.
(A) script
(B) music
(C) songs
(D) story
20. The ……. people can today hold their heads a little higher in the knowledge that their suffering has been heard and needed.
(A) Indian
(B) Burmese
(C) British
(D) Russian
21. The old woman knew that she could not help the ………
(A) young people
(B) old people
(C) mad people
(D) distracted people
22. What specially distinguishes the culture of India is its …….. continuity.
(A) extraordinary
(B) unique
(C) strange
(D) unbroken
23. Malasha put down her foot and splashed dirty water on to Akoulya’s ……..
(A) hands
(B) neck
(C) hair
(D) frock
24. Where can one find health and virtue?
(A) Town
(B) Village
(C) City
(D) State
25. The prize, I fee sure, is also intended to honour all those engaged in this …….. wherever they may be.
(A) pursuit
(B) venture
(C) struggle
(D) revolution
26. Indian films should steer clear of …..
(A) controversies
(B) incongruities
(C) inconsistencies
(D) ambiguity
27. Preserving ……… should be a concern for everybody.
(A) culture
(B) environment
(C) school
(D) house
28. Jim’s dog had dug up Ms. Greene’s …….
(A) garden
(B) backyard
(C) house
(D) field
29. Hutchinson was sure that he will score the lowest marks in any …….. test.
(A) driving
(B) music
(C) sports
(D) intelligence
30. The men looked at the little gives and were …..
(A) excited
(B) happy
(C) sad
(D) ashamed
31. ‘Sawarani’ and ‘Rays’ have been written by
(A) Vidyapati
(B) Mahadevi Verma
(C) Puran Singh
(D) Durga Prasad Panda
32. The narrator’s girlfriend in ‘Love Defiled’ was very
(A) stupid
(B) irritating
(C) jealous
(D) intelligent
33. According to the author, intelligence tests are designed
(A) to test the mental speed
(B) to test the physical speed
(C) character
(D) speech
34. …….. complained that the compost smells up the whole street.
(A) Mr. Williams
(B) The narrator
(C) Ms. Greene
(D) Jim
35. Gillu was a tiny ……..
(A) dog
(B) cat
(C) squirrel
(D) child
36. Stories for Indian films have been based on …….. successes.
(A) Tollywood
(B) Bollywood
(C) Hollywood
(D) Kollywood
37. The poet wonders what ……. has fallen on the koel.
(A) rain
(B) leaves
(C) roses
(D) lightning
38. According to Periasamy Thooran, …….. is endless.
(A) Anger
(B) Journey
(C) Greed
(D) Life
39. According to the poet, hurt causes …….
(A) pain
(B) problems
(C) wound
(D) sadness
40. Radha’s …….. make a report to Lord Krishna.
(A) enemies
(B) friends
(C) brothers
(D) sisters
41. What slides softly away?
(A) Patience
(B) Wealth
(C) Happiness
(D) Years
42. According to the poet who made the town?
(A) God
(B) Government
(C) Man
(D) Angels
43. The town people do not enjoy any real …….
(A) drink
(B) food
(C) fun
(D) scenery
44. When they banish hope, Radha’s friends cease to
(A) exist
(B) ease
(C) cry
(D) fight
45. Slow thinkers have a disadvantage when it comes to getting
(A) car
(B) factory
(C) living
(D) holiday
46. Jim asked Ms. Greene to keep the old papers for the school
(A) Children
(B) Pick up
(C) Function
(D) Library
47. Gillu always wanted to catch ……..
(A) the narrator’s dress
(B) the insects
(C) the narrator’s attention
(D) the flowers
48. ……. is the raw material of cinema.
(A) Studio
(B) Camera
(C) Life
(D) Hall
49. The people of Burma have sacrificed their well-being, freedom and lives in the pursuit of a ……. Burma.
(A) democratic
(B) autocratic
(C) federal
(D) happy
50. The old woman is …… but wise.
(A) ill
(B) deaf
(C) blind
(D) ugly
51. Akoulya and Malasha took off their shoes and ……..
(A) slippers
(B) socks
(C) sandals
(D) stockings
52. There were ……. even before the Aryan invasion.
(A) people
(B) invaders
(C) plunderers
(D) crusaders
53. Only ……. can enable one to see without pictures.
(A) music
(B) language
(C) sports
(D) literature
54. The Aryan Invasion led to fresh infusion of the …….. with the new.
(A) good
(B) old
(C) bad
(D) excellent
55. The ‘offended nightingale is ……… .’
(A) confused
(B) mute
(C) sad
(D) happy
56. What do the trees yield to a person in summer?
(A) wood
(B) fire
(C) fruit
(D) shade
57. A poem addressed to a person or on object is ………
(A) Satire
(B) Ode
(C) Ballad
(D) Elegy
58. What happens when we touch a polythene bag?
(A) It shrinks
(B) It tears
(C) It decomposes
(D) It makes a squeaky noise
59. Why is Radha hurt?
(A) She is missing her brother
(B) She is missing her lover
(C) She is missing her parents
(D) She is missing her children
60. What did the man demand from the tree?
(A) A pot of gold
(B) A pot of silver
(C) A pot of bronze
(D) A pot of copper
Direction (61-67) : Choose the most suitable preposition :
61. Smita is afraid ……. lizards.
(A) from
(B) of
(C) in
(D) about
62. I am jealous ……. them.
(A) of
(B) from
(C) to
(D) at
63. Suresh confided ……. me.
(A) about
(B) in
(C) on
(D) at
64. They decided …….. the black dress.
(A) in
(B) on
(C) by
(D) at
65. Ram is interested …….. geography.
(A) in
(B) at
(C) of
(D) for
66. He is averse …….. smoking.
(A) on
(B) to
(C) of
(D) about
67. It was nice ……. you to come.
(A) in
(B) on
(C) of
(D) by
Direction (68-71) : Choose the correct option :
68. Synonym of ‘Empathy’ is
(A) Sympathy
(B) Warmth
(C) Apathy
(D) Appreciation
69. Synonym of ‘Chaste’ is
(A) Pure
(B) Divine
(C) Liberated
(D) Agitated
70. Antonym of ‘Precious’ is
(A) Rare
(B) Simple
(C) Cheap
(D) Costly
71. Antonym of ‘Instant’ is
(A) Gradual
(B) Prompt
(C) Diverse
(D) Similar
Direction (72-77) : Choose the correct option of the following :
72. Active voice of: “The message will be passed by Rahul.” is
(A) Rahul will pass the message
(B) Passing the message by Rahul
(C) Message be passed by Rahul
(D) Rahul is passing the message
73. Active voice of: ‘I was hurt deeply by his comment.’ is
(A) Deep his comment hurted me
(B) His comment hurt me deeply
(C) Hurted me his comment deeply
(D) Me was hurt deeply by his comment
74. Active voice of: ‘The watch was stolen by him.’ is
(A) Watch is stolen
(B) Steal his watch him
(C) He stole the watch
(D) He stole that watch
75. Passive voice of: ‘Who can count the stars in the sky?’ is
(A) By whom can the stars in the sky be counted?
(B) By whom can be stars in the sky counted?
(C) By whom could the stars in the sky be counted?
(D) By whom could the stars be counted in the sky?
76. Passive voice of: ‘I don’t know his whereabouts.’ is
(A) His whereabouts are not known to me
(B) No one knows his whereabouts
(C) He whereabout is not knowing to me
(D) His whereabouts had not been known to me
77. Passive voice of: ‘Do you imitate others?’ is
(A) Are others being imitated by you?
(B) Are others imitated by you?
(C) Have others being imitated by you?
(D) Were others being imitated by you?
Direction (78-83) : Choose the correct option of the following :
78. Indirect speech of: He said to me, “Could you please repeat the question?” is
(A) He requested if I could repeat the question please?
(B) He requested to please repeating the question
(C) He requested me to repeat the question
(D) He requesting if I could repeat the question
79. Direct speech of: The teacher congratulated Satish and wished him success in life. is
(A) The teacher said to Satish, “Congratulations I Wish you success in life I”
(B) The teacher asked Satish, “Congratulations I Wished you more success in life.”
(C) The teacher exclaimed to Satish, “Congratulations I Get more success in life.”
(D) The teacher ordered to Satish, “Congratulations I Wishing you success in life.”
80. Indirect speech of: He told her, “I want to meet your father.” is
(A) He told her that she wanted to meet his father
(B) He told her that he wanted to meet her father
(C) He told her that I want to meet your father
(D) He told her that he wanted to meet you father
81. Direct speech of: I asked him why he was working so hard. is
(A) I said to him, “Why are you working so hard?”
(B) I enquired, “Why you work so hard?”
(C) I asked, “Why you were working so hard?”
(D) I said, “You work so hard, why?”
82. Direct speech of: He exclaimed that it was a very cold day. is
(A) He says, “What is a cold day !”
(B) He said, “What a cold day it is!”
(C) He saying, “It is a cold day !”
(D) He is saying, “What cold day it is!”
83. Direct speech of: The captain commanded his men to stand at ease. is
(A) The captain will say, “Do stand at ease.”
(B) The captain says, “Stand at ease please.”
(C) The captain said to his men, “Stand at ease.”
(D) The captain had said, “Do stand at ease please.”
Direction (84-86) : Choose the most suitable translation :
84. शरारती लड़कों को स्कूल से निकाल दिया जाएगा।
(A) The naughty boys will be expelled from the school
(B) The naughty boy expel from the school
(C) Boys naughty are expelled in the school
(D) School expels naughty boys
85. कुत्तों को पीटा गया।
(A) The dogs beat up
(B) The dogs were beaten up
(D) The dogs beaten
(C) Beat the dogs
86. क्या वह स्टेशन नहीं पहुँच चुका होगा?
(A) He not reached station?
(B) Have he reached station not?
(C) Will he not have reached station?
(D) Reached station is he not?
Direction (87-93) : Choose the correct form of verb :
87. I ……… a good film yesterday.
(A) see
(B) saw
(C) seen
(D) seeing
88. The girl was ……. when I entered the room.
(A) sing
(B) sang
(C) sung
(D) singing
89. Are you ……. to go to America?
(A) plan
(B) planning
(C) plans
(D) planned
90. He twisted his ankle while he was …….. .
(A) jumping
(B) jump
(C) jumped
(D) has jumped
91. He was ……. the journal.
(A) read
(B) reading
(C) will read
(D) had read
92. He always ……. to the supermarket alone.
(A) going
(B) go
(C) goes
(D) will go
93. She ……. in school all day.
(A) has been
(B) been
(C) be
(D) being
Direction (94-100) : Choose the correct spelt word :
94. (A.) Apparent
(B) Apperent
(C) Aparent
(D) Aparrent
95. (A) Descount
(B) Dascounte
(C) Discounte
(D) Discount
96. (A) Sufficient
(B) Sificient
(C) Suficient
(D) Sueficent
97. (A) Questionaier
(B) Questionnair
(C) Questionnaire
(D) Quistionere
98. (A) Humoras
(B) Humorous
(C) Himerious
(D) Humeros
99. (A) Privilege
(B) Privillage
(C) Privleg
(D) Privileg
100. (A) Convence
(B) Convience
(C) Conevence
(D) Convince
SECTION-B (Descriptive Type Question)
1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
A reason why students at school read books is to please their teacher. A number of boys and girls, anxious to please their teacher, get the book and read it. Two or three may genuinely like it, and be grateful to the teacher. However, many will not honestly like it, but are unable to say so. This does a great deal of harm to them. They would put off the idea of reading the book or they will feel guilty about it. Only when students read books voluntarily for their own pleasure, they can get knowledge and be benefitted.
Questions :
(1) Why do many students buy and read books at school?
(ii) Why would some be grateful to the teacher?
(iii) Why would some poeple feel guilty?
(iv) When can students be benefitted?
Or,
An intellectual is one who is enlightened. Being an en-lightened person, he has to give light to others who are in need of it. In every society we find intellectuals who have a great respon-sibility towards the society. They have been guiding humanity to the path of felicity and amity. The intellectuals should come out of their ivory tower and try to elevate others to their level. In this way the society would be benefitted largely. Intellectuals have a re-sponsibility towards the society whereby they should inspire peo-ple and ensure collective upliftment of the society.
Questions :
(i) Who is an intellectual?
(ii) What should an enlightened person do?
(iii) Why should an intellectual come out of his ivory tower?
(iv) What is the responsibility of intellectuals towards the society?
2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
Exports are done of either raw materials or manufactured goods. Raw materials are products of the land, such as cotton, timber or rubber. Some raw materials such as iron come from mines. These raw materials are often exported by the countries that they produce to other countries where they are made into manufactured goods. A country which produces manufactured goods is known as an industrialised country.
Questions :
(i) What are the two kinds of things exported?
(ii) What are ‘raw materials’?
(iii) Where are these raw materials sent and why?
(iv) What is an ‘industrialised country’?
Or,
Faith is a powerful medicine. Why does faith appear to have such a powerful effect? Experts offer several possible explanations. Doing religious services guarantee contact with the peo-ple. Faith gives a sense of hope and controls our stress. Commit-ment to a system of beliefs enables people to better handle traumatic illness, suffering and loss.
Questions:
(i) Why is faith effective?
(ii) What does faith give us?
(iii) What happens when we do religious services?
(iv) What does commitment to a system of beliefs enable us to do?
3. Read the poem carefully and answer the questions that follow :
I live in a town, in a street
It’s crowded with traffic, and feet.
There are buses and motors, and trams.
I wish there were meadows and lambs.
The houses all wait in a row.
There is smoke everywhere I go.
Questions :
(i) Where does the poet live?
(ii) What does the poet wish?
(iii) What does the poet see all around?
Or,
The First Day of school
I’ve got a brand-new luch box.
My shoes are shiny clean
I’ve got a cool, new book bag.
And a pencil box that’s green.
But I don’t know my teacher.
Or where my desk will be
I don’t know if I’ll like the kids.
Or if they’ll play with me.
Questions :
(i) What does the poet has with him?
(ii) What would be the colour of his pencil box?
(iii) What does the speaker not know on the first day?
4. Answer any five of the following questions :
(a) What is Jim’s advice to Mr. Williams?
(b) Why does the writer call the two little girls, “Dear little souls”?
(c) How does Humayun define culture?
(d) What made the young people laugh?
(e) What is the mother searching for?
(f) Does the happy man realise that time is passing?
(g) How did the rich man work?
(h) How did the children feel when Martha’s story pro-gressed?
(i) What did the lawyer say about capital punishment?
(i) What was Mr. Gessler’s complaint against big firms?
5. Write a paragraph on any one of the following in about 60-70 words :
(i) Water cycle
(ii) Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
(iii) A Rainy Day
(iv) A Scene at Bus-stand
(v) The early bird catches the worm.
Direction (6-11) : Answer any three from Q.Nos. 6 to 11.
6. You are akshay, the Secretary of the Debating Society. Write a notice in about 60-70 words inviting entry for inter-class debating competition.
7. Write a report on your visit to the flood affected area.
8. Write an application to the Principal of your school request-ing him for online classes.
9. Write a letter to your married sister to come over for the Rakhi festival.
10. You are Vinay. Write a speech in about 60-70 words on ‘Pre-cautions During Rainy Season’.
11. You are Sakshi. Write a message in about 30-40 words to your teacher regarding your absence from the class due to the ongoing practice for the cultural festival.
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